After getting to Stephen Strasburg early, Tyler Flowers wouldn't let the Atlanta Braves squander the opportunity.
Flowers hit a go-ahead three-run home run off Matt Albers in the ninth inning and Atlanta came from three runs down to beat Washington 11-10 on Monday night.
"It was ...

Stephen Strasburg hasn't had to be dominant to win games this season.
Strasburg struck out 10 and won his 13th straight decision despite a rocky beginning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Friday night.
The Nationals scored ...

Moments after Bryce Harper was ejected from the dugout, pinch hitter Clint Robinson hit a game-ending homer to give the Washington Nationals a 5-4 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
As he joined his teammates in racing to the plate to greet ...

Stephen Strasburg's return from the disabled list was delayed over two hours by an intense thunderstorm.
Strasburg was pretty intense himself.
The right-hander pitched five shutout innings in his return from the disabled list, Anthony Rendon tied his career-high with four hits and the Washington Nationals ...

Here's a sight no Nationals fan, or player, ever wants to see: Stephen Strasburg throwing a pitch, grimacing and stepping off the mound in obvious discomfort.
That's what happened in the second inning against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Washington lost 2-1, although afterward ...

Stephen Strasburg seemed out of sorts — with his pitches, his catcher and the home plate umpire.
Then, as quickly as a 155-kph heater he zinged, he found his groove in a hurry.
Strasburg overcame a rocky start and the Washington Nationals became the first visiting ...

Matt Harvey was rarin' to go in his return from Tommy John surgery, right down to the knobs of his bats labeled with his nickname in all caps: DARK KNIGHT.
A little more than two hours before throwing a pitch that mattered for the first ...

What a difference a day makes.
Or in the case of the Washington Nationals, two years make.
In September of the 2012 season, the Nats brain trust — in a heavily scrutinized and much criticized move — shut down pitching wunderkind Stephen Strasburg as he approached ...

Ian Desmond was looking to go deep in his last at-bat. He settled for a lopsided Washington win.
Desmond had a career-high five RBIs and Stephen Strasburg won his third straight decision for the Nationals in their 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on ...

How many times in sports have you heard it: As so-and-so goes, so goes team such-and-such?
In the case of the Washington Nationals, outstanding showings by the trio of Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth seem mandatory if the Nats are to excel.
You can ...

After Stephen Strasburg failed to get out of the fifth inning in his second start this season, he had a little chat with Nationals teammate Ian Desmond about changing his approach on the mound.
"It was just: I don't need to go out there and ...